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Recommendations for UP? publicity

a. Recommendations on national press secretariat: STRUCTURE

1 , Appointment of a full-time paid National Publicity Secretary

who sits on the natioii?l UDF secretariat and has an office in

Johannesburg.

2. Johannesburg is recommended because oT its central geographical

position and the current concentration there of progressive media,\

skills, media resources, commercial and international press, and

contacts with professional journalists.

3. Voluntary National Publicity Secretariat baaed in Johannesburg

with necessary media <ind production skills working undet the

National Publicity Secretary who is respcasibls for setting up

this support group.

4. Regional UDF publicity secretaries working/BSJ£*a

iU?ional publicity

secretary, appointed by regions.

b. FUNCTIONS of national publicity secretary

1. Ensure UDF News coties out plus other national UDF media, and to

co-ordinata distribution thereof.

2. Issue press statements to local and international press on current,

longterm and othsr issuesx pertinent to UDF concerns.

3. Maintain close contact with progressive media and promote UDF contant

in such media.

4. Co-ordinate regional publicity m e d i a .

5. Be in close contact with regional publicity secretaries and be v>ell-

informed on local developments.

6. H e i pH uograde regional and UDF affiliate organisations media skills.

This would be through directing these to service groups and through

workshops and training ~.>+ord ination.

7. Keep UDF national leadership in touch with commercial medi» through

promotigg press conferences, interviews, etc.

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9. Ensuring that national UDF media is c a u c u s s e d / \ ? } * £ g $i o n

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y with the regions through the regional publicity

secretaries, and setting up a practical system for this.

10. Carrying out the functions of national publicity secretary

requires that the person in this position enjoys the trust of

the regional and national UDFs , and h a , a degree of autonomy

r e l a t i v e l y ^0 0

^ U r g e n t

decisions and to have a

final say after publications have been caucassed >

through the regional structures.

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' S T I C K S of national publicity « ~ ~ t a r y U support-?roup

I. To assist in the execution of the duxties of the National Publicity

Secre tary.

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* FUNCTIONS of Regional Publicity Secretaries f

1.To keep National Publicity Secretary informed of regional dynamics \

2.To ensure that regional UDF publicity and media work is done.

3. To ensure regional content in national UDF News.

4.To set up and co-ordinate regional distribution networks to affiliates

and others

5.To issue press statements on behalf of regional UDF executives, and

ensure press coverage of local UDF activities.

6. To ensure efficient approval and recommendations by regional UDF

leadership of national UDF media before publication, and communication

thereof • to national publicity secretary.

7. To liase with national publicity secretary over upgrading regional

media skills and public relations w o r k .

Collection Number: AK2117 DELMAS TREASON TRIAL 1985 - 1989 PUBLISHER: Publisher:-Historical Papers, University of the Witwatersrand Location:-Johannesburg ©2012

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